flugelhorn

flu·gel·horn

or flue·gel·horn(flo͞o′gəl-hôrn′) or flü·gel·horn(flü′-)

n.

A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.

[German Flügelhorn : Flügel, flank (from its use to summon flanks during a battle) (from Middle High German vlügel, wing, flank; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker- in Indo-European roots).]

flu′gel·horn′ist n.

flugelhorn

(ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn)

n

(Instruments) a type of valved brass instrument consisting of a tube of conical bore with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, used esp in brass bands. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or C, and has the same range as the cornet in B flat

[German Flügelhorn, from Flügel wing + Horn horn]

flu•gel•horn

or flü•gel•horn or flue•gel•horn

(ˈflu gəlˌhɔrn) n.

a brass wind instrument with three valves, usu. pitched in B flat and used esp. in military bands.

The Stavros Lantsias Trio is made up of pianist and composer Lantsias -- who will be playing the melodica and glockenspiel for these two performances -- Andreas Polyzogopoulos on the trumpet and flugelhorn and Yiorgos Kaloudis on cello, Cretan lyra and percussions.

Simcock's expansion of his instruments from piano on the first album to piano, keyboards, French horn, flugelhorn, accordion, vibraphone, marimba and percussion on this one, together with Dixon's array of reed instruments and the production experience that Rodby brings, means that there is loads more depth of timbre and layering.

Aided and abetted by the occasional brass section and the talented JF Abraham on bass, keyboards, percussion and the previously mentioned flugelhorn, plus Mr B in charge of the equally impressive visuals of a mostly bygone age, the evening had a creaky fifties feel.

For his gig in Huddersfield on Saturday, September 12, Bruce, who also plays the trumpeter Adams flugelhorn, will be accompanied by the Andy Cholerton Trio, comprising Andy, one of the North's most respected jazz pianists, bass player Steve Berry and drummer Caroline Boaden.

For their second album, The Race For Space, Public Service Broadcasting - the enigmatically named multi-instrumentalist J Willgoose Esq and drummer Wrigglesworth - have taken archive material from the Cold War space race and weaved it with drums, guitar, flugelhorn and keyboards to create a unique take on the 60s and 70s era of space exploration.

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